The IPRCC drafted the National Pain Strategy (NPS) and it was open for public comment through May 20, 2015. Now the NPS is being finalized by the IPRCC, which is made up of representatives from the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), NIH, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and medical experts and patient advocates from the general public.